Accents
I just discovered something today whilst snooping through the sign-up forms of the RPS fic exchange. See, back in 2004, mandu86 wrote this little thing that is really useful, and which we should probably link to on RPS at some point, because it's amazing. It is:
Dialects and Accents in the Harry Potter Series
A Comprehensive Guide
How have I not seen this before? It tells you how to write Hagrid, Stan Shunpike, Madame Maxime, Fleur, Viktor, Winky, Dobby, and Kreacher. I've written a lot of these characters before, and I'm kind of proud of myself, because I actually got their accents right... BUT. I can now write Stan if I wanted to. STAN SHUNPIKE. OMG. This excites me.
Dialects and Accents in the Harry Potter Series
A Comprehensive Guide
How have I not seen this before? It tells you how to write Hagrid, Stan Shunpike, Madame Maxime, Fleur, Viktor, Winky, Dobby, and Kreacher. I've written a lot of these characters before, and I'm kind of proud of myself, because I actually got their accents right... BUT. I can now write Stan if I wanted to. STAN SHUNPIKE. OMG. This excites me.